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Outside of the leaders instigating it, this stuff only makes sense in the mind of someone who is genuinely convinced Trump won. This is too costly a reaction for anyone just pretending. It takes a peculiar combination of temperament and info environment to produce such conviction
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Trying to read/profile the people in the crowd shots. I’d guess 50% true believers, 40% excuse-to-lash-out, 10% manifest-destiny holy warriors.
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Unfair elections, corporate bailouts, fake wars, predatory “health care” — all on public dime. Two morons vying for power, zero leadership. Voter disenfranchisement as norm practice for both parties. We are also a major manufacturer/ exporter of coups around the world. Surprise?
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All prominent media outlets are agenda-driven. Major social platforms / internet media behemoths are run by the left. They've been caught censoring, manipulating. Where, then, should the American right go for factual information? This is an underappreciated part of the dilemma.
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"too costly a reaction" implies a perceived cost. If they don't expect to get hurt or arrested then why wouldn't they?
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These people are found across geographies and classes. Not a localized group but well dispersed in the population. Various threads of grievances braiding together over years.